Result of the W-League game of Sunday June 13th, 2004 between Toronto Inferno and Long Island Lady Riders played at Esther Shiner Stadium in North York at 2:00pm.

Toronto Inferno (white socks and shirts, navy shorts and numbers)

.......................22 Anne Ogundele
..........7 Kanisha Campbell...4 Kim Moore...9 Keisha Garrick
17 Tiffanie Stewart...11 Naomi Eguchi...28 Holly Lincoln...19 Liz Williams...13 Melanie Booth
..................6 Lisa Collison...10 Heather Gallacher

Subs:...21 Anne-Marie Witko (fwd)...3 Jennifer Parker (def)
team officials:...coach Tom McManus...assistant coach Joe Nucifora...trainer Owen Picton...massage therapist Doug Innis...general manager Tony Marmo

Long Island Lady Riders (all blue, white numbers)

....................1 Meghan Frey
2 Gina Prinzevalli-Mohammed...10 Penny Stansfield...22 Fran DeCristoforo (cpt)...6 Brianne Pardini
4 Heather Kain...24 Jerilyn Marinan...17 Kerry Martin...3 Marisa Pistone
...................18 Victoria (Tory) Munro...5 Michele O'Brien

Subs:...0 Jodi Yerys-Horowitz (gk)...8 Emma Kilduff (mid)...9 Kerri McCabe (mid)...16 Allison Mullen (mid)...23 Tracy Foraker (mid)...19 Melissa Shulman
team officials:...not listed

Game officials:...referee Justin Tasev...referee's assistants Grace Iafrate and Sophia Levy (all black uniforms)

1st Half:...game starts 2:07pm...Inferno defend east end on this warm afternoon with a hazy sun in the west.
5 min...Inf Collison 7 yard shot is deflected wide when blocked by defender.
7 min...Inf Stewart injured near center sideline and helped off field limping. She would not return to the game.
9 min...Inf Collison 20 yard shot is over net.
11 min...LR goalie rushes out to clear ball ahead of Inf Collison.
12 min...LR Munro cross from left caught by goalie diving forward.
13 min...Inf Collison 12 yard shot hits left goalpost, Inf Gallacher cross from left, Inf Booth one touches 7 yard shot over net.
16 min...Inf Lincoln takes ball off face in center circle and is down for a minute.
19 min...Inf sub...Witko (the usual back up goalie) finally replaces the injured Stewart and plays midfield.
20 min...Inf Collison finishes Inf pressure after going past goalie, LR Stansfield heads ball off line.
22 min...LR Pardini 30 yard kick from left cuaght just beside left post by goalie reaching over her head.
23 min...Inf Witko 20 yard shot from left just misses right post.
27 min...Inf Lincoln long 30 yard shot is well wide right.
31 min...Inf Gallacher 25 yard shot is caught by goalie.
33 min... Inf Eguchi 25 yard high bouncer in box caught by goalie.
35 min...Inf Witko dekes defenders and shoots 15 yard roller that gets blocked by sprawling goalie with Inf forward waiting for her to misplay ball.
36 min...LR O'Brien 10 yard shot deflected behind line for cornerkick.
37 min...LR Martin 7 yard shot over net when pass gets through defender.
39 min...Inf Eguchi wins ball back on LR end line, Inf Lincoln crosses through from right, Inf Collison has ball hit her leg and pop up for goalie to catch on line from 5 yards.
40 min...LR sub...Mullen replaces Marinan.
45 min...Inf goalie dives out to corral ball on edge of box ahead of LR Kain.
47 min...Inf Lincoln cornerkick from right is caught by goalie in crowd of players in box.
47 min...half ends 2:54pm.

2nd Half:...starts 3:10pm...weather is overcast with a breeze from the south.
46 min...LR goalie races out of box to clear through ball.
47 min...LR Martin 20 yard shot into box bounces to goalie but offside flag is up.
48 min...Inf goalie catches cross from left.
50 min...LR Pardini cornerkick from right is headed off left post by defender, second Pardini cornerkick is headed away and cleared.
51 min...LR Kain rush down right eludes defender but 7 yard shot is into short right side webbing of net.
54 min...LR Munro weak 20 yard shot is rolled to goalie.
56 min...Inf Booth 30 yard shot bounces to goalie.
57 min...LR goalie runs out to clear through ball.
58 min...LR Kain breaks in on left and goalie slides out to prevent 7 yard point blank shot.
59 min...LR sub...Kilduff replaces Stanfield.
60 min...LR Kilduff freekick from 35 yards, Inf goalie catches 10 yard rebound shot.
61 min...Inf Booth 30 yard cross from left sails over net.
62 min...Inf Garrick cornerkick from right is cleared on left, Inf Lincoln cross from left is caught by goalie in crowd of players.
63 min...LR O'Brien cornerkick from left is whistled down before flight into box.
64 min...LR sub...McCabe replaces Munro.
67 min...Inf sub...Parker replaces Witko.
69 min...LR O'Brien 20 yard shot on rush down left is well wide right of net.
70 min...LR Kain 25 yard shot from right is well over net.
71 min...Inferno Naomi Eguchi GOAL...Inf Keisha Garrick takes 45 yard freekick from left, Inf Heather Gallacher tips header down from 6 yard box, Eguchi spins and rolls 6 yard shot to right side of net beyond LR goalie Meghan Frey.
72 min...LR Kain in Inf box, cross to LR O'Brien who shoots wide left from 7 yards.
74 min...Inf goalie beats LR Kain to bouncer in box on edge of 6 yard box.
75 min...Inf Keisha Garrick flattens LR Kerri McCabe in Inf box and referee Justin Tasev signals for a penalty kick.
76 min...LR Fran DeCristoforo GOAL...DeCristoforo shoots penalty kick into left side of net with goalie Anne Ogundele holding her ground in center.
77 min...Inf Booth gets second chance on ball in box after first shot blocked and rolls 10 yard shot to goalie who smothers it.
78 min...Inf Gallacher on rush down left has shot tipped wide left by defender.
79 min...LR goalie picks up bouncer in box.
80 min...LR Allson Mullen GOAL...LR Kerry Martin 25 yard shot into box, Mullen at 10 yards rolls ball under sliding goalie into net.
82 min...Inf goalie clears ball off LR McCabe that goes behind end line.
82 min...LR O'Brien rush up middle pushed ball too far forward so goalie can smother it.
83 min...LR Foraker replaces O'Brien.
86 min...LR Kain rush on left, rolls ball to LR McCabe who can't redirect kick from rolling wide.
89 min...Inf goalie catches cross from left end line.
90 min...Inf Booth 30 yard lob from left is caught by goalie.
92 min...LR McCabe turns and spins 15 yard shot to goalie.
92 min...game ends 3:57pm.

Final Score:......Toronto Inferno..........1...........Long Island Lady Riders............2..........

Attendance was 250 on this warm afternoon. I expected Esther Shiner Stadium would have its new field turf but apparently that's been put off until later. The field natural grass had bald patches especially in the center circle.

Once again the Inferno didn't have enough bench strength. They listed only 13 players. When midfielder Tiffanie Stewart was injured at the 7 minute mark, the Inferno played short for about 12 minutes until back up goalie Anne-Marie Witko came on as a midfielder and handled the position pretty well. She was eventually replaced by their only other substitute, Jennifer Parker at 67 minutes.

The Lady Riders were outplayed in the first half and the whole game were plagued by undisiplined runs which resulted in numerous offside calls. In the second half with the Inferno tiring, the Riders gained more control and goalie Anne Ogundele had to be sharp to make some key stops although more Riders shots were off target.

Inferno's record now falls to 0-5 and every game they've had only 12 or 13 players although officials say 18 are signed. Signing a player for one or two games sounds like it isn't an option I'm led to believe. That can become a winning strategy for their oponents. They'll eventually tire out. I'd say it can also lead to further Inferno injuries as players are having to put in a full 90 minutes when they should have been subbed out earlier. Maybe it will take a double digit blowout against first place Ottawa Fury next Sunday afternoon (after a tiring home game against Rochester Ravens the night before) before things will change.

This was though a very entertaining game. Lady Riders were one of those all-white 'Country Club' teams that could have been beaten. I noticed a few W-League teams like this last year too. As I walked by in the parking lot I noticed their bus driver was black.

Rocket Robin
robing@eol.ca

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